3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (345+ words) THE DEBUT FEATURE FILM BY JAMES J. ROBINSON IS THE COUNTRY’S FIRST TAGALOG-LANGUAGE SUBMISSION Australia has selected James J Robinson’s acclaimed feature debut FIRST LIGHT as its official submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards (Oscars…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (299+ words) A host of Britain’s finest stars feature in the first highlights of the 2026 Russell Hobbs British Film Festival, announced today. Presented by Palace, this year’s festival includes a spectacular line up of dramas, diverse and illuminating documentaries, romantic comedies and…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (222+ words) In this regular column, we drag forgotten made-for-TV movies out of the vault and into the light. This week: the true-life 1985 drama A Bunny’s Tale, based on the life of the late Gloria Steinem, and starring Kirstie Alley, Diana Scarwid,…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (225+ words) FilmInk The 83rd Venice International Film Festival kicked off on September 2, premiering new feature films from the likes of Danny Boyle, Werner Herzog, Cédric Kahn, Casey Affleck and May el-Toukhy, among mostly men. On the flipside, you have 50% female/male filmmakers…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (169+ words) UNIVERSAL PICTURES’ IRRESISTIBLE NEW TAKE ON JANE AUSTEN’S TIMELESS CLASSIC ARRIVES IN CINEMAS OCTOBER 15 Universal Pictures is delighted to announce acclaimed actors Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles will visit Sydney this September to celebrate the release of Sense and Sensibility,…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (340+ words) For decades, Wile E. Coyote has been the victim of his own ill-fated schemes, with every mail-order gadget from the ACME Corporation failing spectacularly in his endless attempts to catch the elusive Road Runner. After years of rockets, explosives, falling boulders,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1267+ words) A young Hervey Bay filmmaker has taken out the top award at the 2026 Australia Youth Film Festival, with winners announced at the Festival’s Award Ceremony in Melbourne on Saturday. The Best Overall Film was awarded to Breannah Mitchell, from Hervey…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (935+ words) 2026 SCREEN LEGEND: DAMON HERRIMAN Sweet Milk Lake – created by Western Australian writer, director, producer and actor Harvey Zielinski – was announced last night as the 2026 CinefestOZ Film Prize Winner – the richest $100,000 Film Prize in the country for an Australian production. The…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (904+ words) A new report says Australian film policy is losing the audience, while the national slate is too narrow, too adult-skewing, and cinemas are being neglected in the places communities are growing. Australia is making more local films than ever, but…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (210+ words) FilmInk FilmInk salutes the work of creatives who have never truly received the credit that they deserve. In this installment: director Savage Steve Holland, who helmed Better Off Dead, One Crazy Summer and more. The 1980s are famed for many things,…...